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Above The Law's 2015 Lawyer Of The Year Contest: Nominations Needed

Who should be Above the Law's Lawyer of the Year for 2015? Give us some suggestions!

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prize trophy contestWith 2015 squarely in the rearview mirror, we thought it would be a good time to solicit nominations for Above the Law’s ninth annual LAWYER OF THE YEAR competition. This is a little later than we usually do it, but the advantage is that we won’t miss any attorneys who made headlines near the tail end of 2015.

We’ll conduct the competition as we’ve done in the past: you submit your nominees, either in the comments to this post or via email (subject line “Lawyer of the Year 2015”); we’ll review them and pick a slate of finalists; and then you’ll vote on them in a reader poll.

The winner will receive all the honor and prestige associated with being ATL’s Lawyer of the Year. Past honorees have come from government, Biglaw, and academia, including Chief Justice John Roberts (2012), President Barack Obama (2008), Paul Weiss partner Roberta Kaplan (2013), and Colorado Law professor Paul Campos (2011).

What does it take to be nominated? As we explained last year:

What are the criteria for being our Lawyer of the Year? Since you’re doing the nominating and voting, it’s really up to you.

You can nominate a LOTY based on whatever reasoning you choose — e.g., because the lawyer in question is influential, infamous, awesome, or awful.

As reflected in the past victory of Loyola 2L (2007), not all nominees need to be famous — or even named. As reflected in the past victory of Kyle McEntee and Patrick Lynch (2010), the co-founders of Law School Transparency, you can nominate multiple people if their achievements are closely related.

We have only three things to ask of you before the nominations begin to roll in:

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  • Please try to nominate actual lawyers.
  • Please try to nominate lawyers who are still living.
  • Please submit all nominations in the comments to this post or via email, with this exact subject line: “Lawyer of the Year 2015.”

The comments are now open, so let the nominations begin! Please submit your nominations by WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time). We look forward to reading your thoughts and insights on the potential candidates who will go on to vie for the title of Above the Law’s Lawyer of the Year for 2015.

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